Charlie Tribbett is an entrepreneur, and thought leader in financial technology. In 2011 he co-founded Bolstr (acquired by KeyBank in June 2018), a small business marketplace lending platform where people and institutions can invest in small business loans, and a SaaS platform that specializes in financial technology for banks and credit unions. As Founder and Managing Principal of C4 Collaborative, Charlie is currently an exclusive FinTech consultant for KeyBank and an active advisor to technology startups nationwide. Through his 7.5 year journey Charlie experienced first hand the rapidly evolving crowdfunding, marketplace lending, and alternative finance space.

In this talk Charlie will discuss his time at Bolstr, and the three key pivots that resulted in a successful exit to a $140 billion bank.